Gumming machine



Aug. 4, 1942. R. INGLEE 2,292,224

GUMMING MACHINE Filed MaICh 22, y194]. 7 Sheets-Sheet l lf3 jy? g4 jfl R. INGLEE GUMMING MACHINE Aug. 4, 1942.

Filed March 22, 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet 2 R. INGLEE GUMMINCr MACHINE Aug. 4, 1942.

Filed March 22, 1941 '7 Sheets-Sheet 3 Aug. 4, 1942. R. INGLEE 2,292,224

' l GUMMING MACHINE Filed March 22, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 Aug. 4, 1942. R. INGLEE GUMMING MACHINE '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 22, 1941 Aug. 4, 1942. R. INGLEE GUMMING MACHINE 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed March 22, -1941 NNN l 77702212102 aerf f Aug. 4, 1942. R. INGLEE l GUMMING MACHINE Filed March 22, 1941 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 magna?? 5,67'5 f Patented Aug. 4, 1942 Robert lInglee, Westdale, Mass., assigner to The Murray Company, Dallas, Tex., a corporation of Texas Application March 22, 1941, wSerial No. 384,647

17 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in a gumming machine in which the teeth oiga circular gin saw are gummed by means of rotating disk files such, for example; as the machine shown and fully described in the patent to McLean No. 1,472,013 dated October 23, 1923.

As pointed out in said Ypatent it is necessary, when a cotton gin is working at full capacity, to gum the saw teeth at frequent intervals, and

since itisunusual that several extra cylinders be available the gumming `operation must be performed in a minimum period of time and, in order that the gumming be correctly performed with a minimum of attention by the operator,l it is essential that the saw cylinders be quickly and accurately mounted in the gumming machine; that the disk les be driven at high speed; that the saws be rotated by suitable indexing means so that each tooth is gummed in succession; that the disk files be moved into and out ofengagernent with the saw teeth; that, since it is impossible to gum adjacent saw blades simultaneously, the disk les after completing the gumming of one group of saw blades be moved longitudinally into engagement with the adjacent f saw blades; that suchv movements of saw cylinder and disk les be repeated until all the teeth have been gummed; that, When this has been done, the machine be stopped so that the saw cylinder may be removed; and that all these operations except the mounting and removing of the saw-cylinders be performed automatically.

The gumming of |a gin saw requires that there be carried out a plurality of operations which operations include the mounting of the gin saw in the gumming position,v the driving of the disk les by which the teeth are gummed, the reciprocation of the disk files into and out of the saw gumming position, the indexing of the gin saw tooth by tooth, such indexing taking place when the disk les are out ofthe gumming position, and the travel of the disk files longitudinally of the gin saw, after each group of blades has been gummed, in position for gumming the next adjacent group.

One feature of this invention is thatthe mechanism for indexing the gin saw includes an element by which at the completion of the gumming of one group of blades the reciprocation of the disk les is stopped and the longitudinal travel of such les isnitiated.

Another feature of this invention is that th meansfor actuating the reciprocation of the disk les and the longitudinal travel of such disk files in timed relation to each other are assembled in close association with the control forv Such actuating means and further that such control is set into voperation in timed relation'to the gin saw indexing mechanism by an element carried by such mechanism. y

Other features of the invention reside inthe attainment of such advantages as simplicity in construction, centralization of control elements, positive engagement of the disk les with'the lsaw teeth so that all the teeth of the gummed saw are uniform in contour and other advantages all as will appear from a consideration of the following description of this invention and of the drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the `invention and in which v "of a portion of the means by which the disk file mechanism is moved longitudinally; c Fig. 6 vis a fragmentary view 0f the disk i-ll mechanism showing the transverse movement thereof;

Fig 7 is a plan view of the gear box unit of the control mechanism; v

Fig. 8 is a front View of such unit anda portion of the gin saw indexing mechanism; A y

Fig. 9 is a View in elevation of a portionA of the 'gear box unit; and

Figs. 10 and 1l illustrate two elements of a clutch employed in the gear box.

The illustrated machine comprises a frame consisting of end members 20 and 2i joined by transversely extending angle beams 22, 23, and 25 and a tie rod 26. JA guard rail 21 connects the ends of the beams 23 and 25 which project beyond the end member 2l.

The circular gin saw 30 to be gummed is sup- 'ported upon the end members 20 and 2| at the front of the machine. The gin saw 30 comprises an arbor 3l upon which are secured a plurality of parallel circular blades 32 spaced a uniform distance apart. The saw supporting arm 33 of each end member is channelled transversely of the machine to receive a block 34. Carried by the blocks 34 are pillows 35 on which rest rthe journal bearings 36 in which the arbor 3| rotates.

VIt will be understood that in accordance with the general practice the bearings 36 are carried by the arbor 3| and removably secured to the pillows 35. The inner end of the pillow 35 is pivoted to ears 36 on the block 34 and its outer end rests upon a stud v31. The stud 31 extends through bosses 38 and 39 formed above and below a plate 40 which normally closes a cavity 4| in the forward end of the block. The stud 31 is externally threaded and carries a pinion 42 within the cavity 4| and below the boss 39. A second boss 43 formed in the base of the cavity receives the lower end of the stud below the pinion. The stud 31 is keyed to the plate 40 to prevent the rotation of the stud and insure that the rotation of the pinion raises o-r lowers the stud. In the arm 33 of each end member is formed a chamber 44 and a slot 45 in the upper wall of the arm and in register with the chamber. Supported in bearings carried by the side walls of the cavity 4| is a rotatable shaft 46 to which is xed in each cavity 4| a worm gear 41 in mesh with the pinion 42. A handle 48 is fixed at one end of the shaft 46 so that it may be rotated to raise or lower the studs 31 and thus swing the pillows 35 on their pivots.

The blocks 34 and other saw supporting elements associated therewith are reciprocable as a unit over the arms 33 to facilitate the mounting and removing of the gin saw 39. Projecting from the under side of the block 34 near its rear end is an ear 50 which projects through the slot 45 and is Connected by a link 5| with an arm 52 keyed to a rock shaft 53 which, as shown in Fig. 1, are within the chamber 44. The shaft 53 is journaled in bearings mounted in the side walls of the chambers 44 and to one outer end (that at the right being here shown) is fixed an arm 54. The arm 54 is connected by a link 55 with an arm 56 projecting from a sleeve 51 rotatable on a stud 58 and provided with a handle 59. A set screw 60 in the bottom wall of the chamber 44 limits the movement of the rock shaft in one direction. Thus through the handle 59 the blocks 34 carrying the gin saw are moved over the arms 33. As shown in Fig. 4, each arm 33 is provided with a track defined by the side walls 6| to which are secured plates 62 that extend over the side flanges 63 of the base of the block 34. Gibs 64 secured to the flanges 63 reduce to a minimum any upward movement of the blocks 34 during the gumming operation.

The gumming of the saw teeth is performed by a plurality of disk les 65 arranged to gum every fourth blade 32 (see Fig. 3) each file being mounted upon a rotatable vertical shaft 66 as shown in Fig. 6. The shafts 66 are journaled in the upper and lower brackets 61 and 68 carried by a channel beam 69. The lower bracket 68 is here shown as integral with the beam 69 while the upper bracket 61 is bolted to the upper flange of the beam. In the upper bracket 61 is mounted a sleeve which is keyed to the shaft 66. The portion 1| of the shaft 66 which extends through the bracket 68 is externally threaded to receive nuts 12 by which the height of the shaft 66 may be adjusted. An annular bearing 13 within the bracket 68 surrounds the threaded portion 1| of the shaft 66. The opening through the bracket 68 is closed at top and bottom by plates 14 and the outer race of the bearing is clamped against the bottom plate 14 by a collar 15. The nuts 12 bear against the upper and lower edges of collars 16 and 11 which bear against the inner race of the bearing 13. The collars 16 and 11 are of such length that they project beyond the plates 14 and hence the nuts 12 are held out of contact with such plates. Thus the shafts 66 are firmly and rigidly positioned in the brackets by the nuts 12' to prevent shifting and yet are freely rotatable. Obviously by turning the nuts 12 the shafts 66 are aligned vertically. Fixed at the upper end of each shaft 66 is a bevel gear 80 which meshes with a bevel gear 8| fixed to a shaft 82. As shown particularly in Fig. 6, the bracket 61 includes a longitudinally extending channel 83 which is closed by a cap plate 84 to form a chamber which encloses the gears and 8| and the shaft 82.

The beam 69 with the elements carried thereby is supported by carriages 85 reciprocable transversely of the machine. The carriages 85 are guided upon the end members 20 and 2| in tracks 86 fixed to the tops of the end members and each carriage includes a vertical flange 81 spaced from the forward edge of the carriage to form a pocket in which is mounted a channel beam 88. That beam extends longitudinally of the machine in register with the beam 69 and forms therewith a longitudinally extending channel 89. suitably spaced dovetailed blocks 90 and 9|, here shown as integral with the beams 69 and 88, respectively, form a connection between the beams which permits longitudinal reciprocation of the beam 69 relative to the beam 88. Rotatable within the channel 89 near the right end thereof is a shaft 92 supported at one end by a sleeve 93 fixed to the stationary beam 88. Collars 94 and 95 secured to the shaft 92 at each end of the sleeve 93 prevent any longitudinal movement of the shaft relative to the beam 88. A bevel gear 9E carried by the collar 95 meshes with a bevel gear 91 on one end of a shaft 98 which is passed through the beam 88 and supported by a bracket 99 and which is rotated by means to be described below to rotate the shaft 92. The other end of the shaft 92 is threaded into an internally threaded sleeve |00 having collars 0| and |02 at the ends thereof. The sleeve |00 is rotatably supported in a bracket |03 bolted to the inner face of the movable beam 69, with the collars |0| and |02 at the ends of the bracket.

A shaft |05 supported in a bracket |06 at the right end (Fig. 3) of the beam 69 enters the sleeve |09 and is pinned thereto as through the collar |02. Fixed at the outer end of the shaft |05 is a hand wheel |01 (Fig. 8) by which the shaft is rotatable manually. A Vertical stud |08 carried by the bracket |06 and rotatable by a handle |69 (Fig. 3) acts to lock the shaft |05 against rotation. When the shaft |05 is unlocked and rotated the sleeve |00 turning on the threaded end of the shaft 92 moves the beam 69 longitudinally of the beam 88. When however, the shaft |05 is locked the sleeve |00 is held stationary so that the beam 69 is moved longitudinally of the beam 88 by the rotation of the shaft 92' through the shaft 98. Movement of the beam 69 to the right (Fig. 3) is limited by an adjustable set screw ||0 which is carried by a bracket fixed to the stationary beam 88 and is so positioned that it is engaged by`a block ||2 mounted on the movable beam 69.

The carriage 85 on which the disk files 65 and the operating mechanism described above are mounted is movable toward and from the front of the machine by arms ||5 keyed to a rock shaft I6 and connected by links 1 to stub shafts 8 carried by brackets ||9 mounted upon the beam 88 near each end thereof.

The blades 32 of the gin saw 30 are supported during the gumming operation by a series of plates Xed upon ashaft |2|. Each plate |20 has a plurality of fingers |22 adapted to enter the spaces between the blades 32 near thatportion of the blade peripheries with which the files engage. The fingers |22 are preferably enlarged laterally at the outer ends so that any vibration of the blades is held at a minimum. The shaft |2| is attached by a plurality of Vbrackets |23 to the angle beam 24 and is provided at one end with a, handle |24 by which the fingers |22 are swung into position between the blades.

The main drive shaft |25, mounted upon brackets |26 supported by the end members 20 and 2 I, is driven from any suitable source of power. As here shown the shaft carries a drive pulley |21 and an idle pulley |28 adapted to be selectively engaged by a driven belt (not shown). The belt extends through a belt shipper |30 carried by a shipper rod |3|, reciprocable in brackets |32 mounted on the angle beam 23. The shipper rod |3| is normally in the position in which the belt engages the idle pulley |28 and is so held by any suitable yielding means as for example a spring |33 between one of the brackets |32 and a collar |34 fixed to the rod. A bell crank lever |35 pivotally mounted upon a plate |36 fixed to the angle beam 23 is provided to shift the rod |3| out of its normal position into the position shown in Fig. 3 wherein the shipper |30 holds the belt in engagement with the drive pulley |21. One arm of the lever is attached to the rod through a pivotal connection |31 while the other arm is connected by a link |38 to one arm of a second bell crank lever |39 pivotally supported upon a bracket|40 mounted on the angle beam 25. The other arm of the lever |39 is provided with an upstanding handle 4| by which the levers are manually actuated. The shipper rod |3| is held in the position shown in Fig. 3 by a latch |42 which engages a pin |43 on the rod. The latch |42 is xed upon the rear end of a rod |44 rotatable in b-rackets |45 and |46 mounted on the angle beams 23 and 24 respectively. The rod |44 is normally held in such position that the latch |42 will engage the pin |43 by any suitable means such as a spring (not shown). Fixed to the front end of the rod is an upstanding plate |41 to which is secured a vertical arm |48. The plate |41 is in the line of travel of a bracket |49 mounted on the movable beam 59. The bracket |49 carries an adjustable set screw |50 which is adapted to trip the plate |41 thereby rocking the rod |44 and disengaging the latch |42.

The disk files 65 are continuously rotated during the operation of the machine by the drive shaft |25. Fixed at one end (that at the left in Fig. 3) is a pulley |5| connected through a belt or chain |52 with a pulley |53 carried by a shaft 54 journaled in a bearing |55 mounted upon the angle beam 88. Keyed to the shaft |54 is a gear |56 which is in mesh with a gear |51 mounted on the shaft 82 by which the disk les 65 are rotated. Since the gear |51 is carried by the longitudinally movable beam 69, the gear |56 is made much wider than the gear |51 so that this movement of the beam will not interrupt the intermeshing of the gears. A hood |58 carried by the beam 88 substantially encloses the gears |56 and |51.

`The operation of the gin saw indexing mechanisrn by which the saw teeth are successively fed to the disk files, the reciprocation of, the illes toward and away from the gin saw and the step by step travel of the les lfrom blade to blade are all controlled by a gear box |60. The box |60 rests lon and is removably bolted to a plate I6| supported on the angle beams 23 and 24 and provided-with a flange |62 removably xed to the end member 20. Journaled in bearings on the front and rear walls of the box |60 are three parallel shaftsl |63, |64, and |65. The shaft |64 projects through the rear wall of the gear box and on it is mounted a bevel gear |60 which meshes continuously with a pinion |61 fixed upon the drive shaft |25. Keyed to the shaft |64 within the gear box is gearv |68 which meshes continuously with a gear |69 keyed to the shaft |63. The shaft |64 also carries within the gear box a double faced clutch |10 comprising a central disk |1| keyed to the shaft and a pair of clutch plates |12 and |13, which are intermittently actuated.

The clutch plate |12 includes a gear |14 which is mounted outside the gear box and which through a gear |15 supported by the bracket 99 and a gear |16 carried by the shaft 98, rotates such shaft to move the beam 69 on which the disk les are mounted longitudinally and shift the files from one group of saw blades to another groupY of saw blades.

The clutch plate |13 includes a gear |11 which meshes with a gear |18 keyed to the shaft |65 so that when the clutch plate is in operation the shaft |65 is rotated. Keyed to the shaft |65 are a sleeve |19 having a cam track |80 in its periphery and a cam disk |8|. An arm |82 depending from the rock shaft ||6 (here shown as integral with the arm |'|5 adjacent the end member 20) carries a roller' |83 which travels in the cam track |80. Thus the rotation of the shaft |65 actuates the rock shaft |6 which through the mechanism previously described reciprocates the carriage to move the disk files into and out of gumming engagementwith the gin saw.

The indexing of the gin saw, that is the intermittent rotation of the saw after each gumming of' the teeth, is controlled by the cam disk |8| through 'the following mechanism. Fixed to the arbor 3| of each gin saw 30 outside the bearings 36 which are bolted to the pillows 35 and in which the arbor is freely rotated, is a gear wheel |86 by'which the arbor is rotated. A countershaft |81 is supported at one end in bearings carried by a frame |88 bolted to the end member 20 and spaced th'erefrom by sleeves |89 and at the other end in a bearing carried by a bracket |90 fixed to the plate |6| on which the gear box |60 rests and to the 4angle beam 25. Mounted on the countershaft |81 between the end member 20 and the frame |88 are a'gearwheel |9| and Worm wheel |92. VA gear wheel |93 in mesh with the wheel |9| is rotatably supported on a stub shaft |94 fixed at one end to an arm |95 carried by a sleeve |96 rotatable on the countershaf't |81 between th'e wheels |9| and |92. A collar |91 holds the wheel |93 against substantial travel longitudinally of the stub shaft. Also carried by the arm |95 is a second stub shaft |98 carrying a freely rotatable gear Vwheel |99 `which is held in position on the stub shaft |98 by a collar 200 connected by an adjustable link 20| to a collar 202 freely rotatable on the arbor 3| outside the gear wheel |86. As shown in Figs, 1 and 2 the wheels |93 and |99 are held in mesh with' each other by the arm |95,1the wheel |93 is also held in mesh with the wheel |9| by the arm |95 and the wheel |99 is also held in mesh with the wheel |86 by the collar 200, link 20|, and collar 202. Thus despite the movement of the. gin saw toward and from the disk files the wheels |86, |99, |93, and |9| remain at all times in mesh with each other.

Keyed on a rock shaft 293 supported in bearings carried by a bracket 294 mounted on the end member 29 is a worm pinion 295 which meshes with the worm wheel |92. A ratchet 296 is keyed to the rock shaft 293. A paWl 291 is carried by an arm 298 xed to a collar 299 freely rotatable on the rock shaft 293. From a second arm 2I9 projecting from the collar 299 at an angle to the arm 298 depends an adjustable link 2| I. The lower end of the link 2|| is pivotally attached to one end of a rack bar 2 |2 which is pivoted intermediate its ends on a bracket 2I3. The bracket is fixed to the inner face of the end member 29 and the bar projects through an opening 2| 4 in the member 29. Freely rotatable on a rod supported by a bracket 2|5 mounted on the plate |6| within th'e gear box below the cam disk |8I, is a sleeve 2|6. An arm 2|1 projecting from the sleeve is connected with the rock bar 2|2 by a link 2|8 Which passes through a hole 2|9 in the plate A pair of parallel arms 229 projecting from the sleeve 2 I6 support a roller 22| in contact with the periphery of the cam disk |8I. Hence upon each rotation of the cam disk the pawl 291 advances th'e ratchet one step thereby, through the worm pinion 295, worm wheel |92, countershaft |81, and sprocket wheels |9|, |93, |99, and |86, advancing the gin saw the distance of one tooth. As indicated by the arrow 222, the gin saw is rotated so that the teeth thereof are advanced to the files (clockwise in Fig. l) thereby reducing to a minimum any lost motion or backlash and insuring uniformity in tooth contour.

Since th'e disk files complete the gumming of one group of saw blades before they are shifted to the adjacent group, it will be apparent that the clutch plate |'i'2 operates for a single revolution only after each group of blades has been gummed and that the clutch plate |13 operates continuously except during the period when the clutch plate |12 operates. The relative operations of these clutch plates |12 and |13 are controlled by the shaft |63 through the following mechanism.

The clutch plates |12 and |13 are of an old well known type and similar in construction so that a description of one alone will be necessary. Mounted in a socket 225 in the clutch plate |12 is a pin 226, the base 221 of which is cylindrical and seated in the socket 225. Fixed to the base 221 is a stud 228 which extends through la slot 22S beyond the periphery of the plate below an extension 239 of that periphery. The end 23| of the pin beyond the socket is cut away to form an arcuate surface which, when the stud 228 is in contact with the extension 239, as shown in Fig. 10, is a. section of a cylinder about the center of the plate. The end surface of the main body |1| of the clutch adjacent the plate |12 has an annular central depression 232 bouded by a wall 233 interrupted by a notch 234 (Fig. l1). Vifhen the plate |12 is as shown in Fig, 10, the end 23| of the pin 226 rides in the depression 232 so that the body |1| rotates freely and the plate |12 is idle. A leaf spring 235 seated in a pocket 235 engages a notch 231 in the base 221 of the pin and tends to rotate the pin, moving the stud 228 away from the extension 239. An arm 249, however, is so mounted, as will be pointed out below, that it opposes the urge of the spring 235 and holds the stud 228 against the extension 239. When the arm 249 is shifted to release the stud 228, the pin 226 is rotated in the socket 225 by the leaf spring 235, as soon as the pin is in register with the notch 234, until the end 23| is engaged by one Wall of the notch and the plate |12 rotated with the body |1| until the stud 228 is engaged by the arm 249 and returned into engagement With the extension 239. The arm 249 and an arm 24| which actuates the clutch plate |13 in a similar manner are connected by a strap 242 so that they move in unison and the arms are pivotally supported in a vertical plan by brackets 243 and 244 respectively. The clutch plate |12 is yieldably held against rotation by a. vertical leaf spring 245 Which engages a block 246 embedded in the periphery of the plate and offset from the extension 239. 'The spring 245 is mounted in a bracket 241 on the plate |6| within the gear box and is of such length that when the clutch plate is at rest the block 246 rests on the top of the leaf 245. Mounted on the end of the leaf 245 is a shorter leaf 248, the tip of which extends beyond th'e end of the leaf 245 and is bent to form a pocket 249 in which the block 246 rests. The plate |12 is thus yieldably caught at the completion of each rotation.

The actuation of the clutch plates |12 and |13 is controlled by the shaft |63 of the gear box. This shaft as previously pointed out is continuously rotated from the driven shaft |64 through the gears |68 and |69. Carried by the shaft |63 is a clutch 259 which comprises a main body 25| keyed to the shaft and a clutch plate 252. Attached to the clutch plate 252 and rotatable therewith is a cam disk 253 and a sleeve 254 having a peripheral cam track 255. The clutch 259 is of the type previously described, the clutch plate 252 having an extension 256 and a stud 251, and the latter being held in contact with the former by an arm 258, and being yieldably held against rotation by a leaf spring 259. The arm 258 is xed to a rock shaft 260 supported in brackets 26|, 252. Fixed to the end of the shaft 269 beyond the bracket 26| is one end of an arm 263 having a boss 264 extending from the other end of the arm and at right angles thereto. The arm 263 passes through a slot 265 in the front wall of the gear box and normally rests on the flange thereof. The boss 264 extends across a slot 266 in the flange of the gear box and in the plate I6 A finger 261 carried by the countershaft |81 passes through the slot tripping the arm 263 and rocking the shaft 269. The arm 258 is thus swung away from the stud 251 and thereupon the clutch plate 252 is actuated.

The arm 24| is fixed to a rock shaft 219 which passes under the sleeve 254 being supported at one end in the bracket 244 and at the other end in a bracket 21|. Secured to the end of the rock shaft 219 adjacent the bracket 21| is an arm 212 which carries a roller 213 .received in the cam track 255. When the sleeve is rotated by the clutch plate 252 the arms 249 and 24| are thus swung on their pivots. As shown in Fig. '7, the arm 249 normally holds the clutch plate |12 at rest while the arm 24| is normally out of contact with the stud 228 and the clutch plate |13 is free to operate. When the arms 249 and 24| are swung by the cam track 255 they move rst to the left in Fig. 9, and then return to the normal position. During this movement which takes place in a single rotation of the clutch plate 252 the following conditions are created in succession. First the arm 24| stops the operation of the clutch plate |13 while the clutch plate |12 is still at rest; second, while the clutch plate |13 is held at rest, the clutch plate |12 is released and allowed to operate; third, both clutch plates are again at rest; and fourth, the initial condition is restored with the clutch plate |13 operating and the clutch plate |12 at rest.

Since the countershaft |81 comes to rest after tripping the arm 263, if the boss 264 is allowed to remain on the iinger the clutch plate 252 would continue to rotate and in order to prevent this the following means are provided. The shaft 268 is so mounted that it not only rocks in the brackets 26|, 262 but is movable by the cam disk 253. Rotatable about a rod 215 supported in the bracket 26| and a bracket 216 is a sleeve 211 from which projects an arm 218 carrying a roller 219 held yieldably in contact with the periphery of the cam disk 253. Fixed to the rock shaft 266 between the brackets 26| and 262 is a collar 280. A coil spring 28| surrounds the shaft 260 and, bearing against the collar 286 and the bracket 26|, normally holds the shaft in the position shown in Fig. 8 with the boss 266 over the slot 266. Pivoted on the bracket 26| is' a linger 282 which rests against the collar 286 being held in such position by a link 283 connecting the nger 282 with the arm 218. The movement imparted to the arm 218 by the cam disk 253 thus rocks the nger 282 and causes it to shift the shaft 266 longitudinally until the boss 264 is out of engagement with the finger 261 whereupon the arm 263 swings down under the urge of a spring 284 which draws the arm 258 into position to stop the operation of the clutch plate 252 after completing a single revolution. Due to the frictional and sliding contacts between the boss'264 and the finger 261, it has been discovered that considerable wear takes place. In order tocorrect this condition, wear plates 285 and 286 are secured to the end of the arm 263 and of the nger 261 respectively.

The gin saw gumming machine shown in the accompanying drawings and already described in detail will be operated in the following manner. It is assumed that the shipper |36 has been shifted to the left of the position shown in Fig. 3 to carry the drive belt into engagement with the idler pulley |28 so that the machine is at rest and that the disk les 65 have been set in the position shown in Fig. 3 by rotating the shaft |65 through the hand wheel |81 and that the shaft has been locked by the stud |68 (Fig. 8).

The gin saw 3|] to be gummed is Amounted on the blocks 34 of the arms 33 of the end members, the blocks having been moved outwardly (to the left in Fig. l) by swinging the handle 58 counterclockwise and the journal bearings 36 are bolted in position on the pillows 35. On the rightend of the arbor 3| is xed the gear |86 and beyond it the collar 262 so that the gin saw will be controlled by the indexing mechanism. The blocks 34 are then moved inwardly by the handle and the fingers |22 swung unto position between the blades 32 by rotating the shaft |2 By rotating the shaft 46 the pillows 35 are raised or lowered so that the saw blades are in the desired relation to the disk i'lles 65.

The shipper rod |3| is then moved by the handle |4| into the position shown in Fig. 3 and locked there by engagement of the pin |43 with the latch |42. The shaft |25 then rotates the disk les 65 continuously through the pulley |5|l while the rile supporting carriages 85 are reciprocated and the gin saw indexed through gears |66, |11 and the normally operative clutch pme |13.v The countershaft |81 is so set that after the saw has-made a complete rotationthe finger 261 carried thereby trips the arm 263 throwing the clutch 256 into operation. The disk les 65 are at this time retracted out of contact with the gin saw and are through the shaft 92 shifted one step to the left in Fig. 3 to bring the les into position for engagement with the next group of blades through the clutch plate |12. The clutch plate |13 which, during this movement of the files was at rest so that the carriages 85 and the saw indexing mechanism were also at rest, is thereupon thrown and the gumming of the next group of blades is performed. These operations continue until all the teeth of the gin saw have been gummed. After the completion of the gumming of the last group of blades the further travel of the files to the left (Fig. 3) initiated by the tripping of the arm 263 by the finger 261 causes the set screw|56 to trip the'plate |41 thus disengaging the latch |42 from the pin |43 so that the spring |33 moves the shipper |3| to the left and stops the machine.

Should, at any time during the operation of the gumming machine, it be desired to stop the machine the operator tilts the arm |48 and thus disengages the latch |42 from the pin |43. It will be noted that the moving elements remain in the position in which the gumming was going on so that as soon as the machine is again started by the handle |4| the gumming continues at the point where it left off without the necessity for any adjustment by the operator.

From the above description it will be apparent that, except for the preliminary setting of the gin saw and disk les the gumming operation initiated by the handle |4| proceeds automatically until the gumming has been completed. It will also be apparent that the reciprocation and longitudinal travel of the disk les and they indexing of the gin saw take place in timed relation to each other, the reciprocation of the disk les and the saw indexing mechanism acting in sequence, the longitudinal travel of the disk les occurring when the reciprocation thereof and the saw indexing mechanism are at rest and such longitudinal travel being initiated by the saw indexing mechanism.

While one embodiment of this invention has been shown` and described in detail, it will be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and that other embodiments thereof can be made without departing from the'spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. Ay machine for gumming the teeth of agin saw comprising a frame having end members, carriages reciprocable on said end'members, a longitudinally extending shaft mounted for rotation in said carriages, file shaftsl supported in bearings mounted on Ysaid carriages atl right angles to said first named shaft, disk files on said le shafts, means for rotating said vfirst named shaft, gearing through which said file shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to gum the teeth of a ginV saw and means for reciprocating said carriages on said end members while the shafts are rotating to move the longitudinally extending shaft, le shafts and disk les into and out of gumming engagementwith said gin saw.

2. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at rightv angles thereto,v a shaft mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam parallel to said beam, a plurality of le shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said rst named shaft, disk files on said file shafts, means for rotating said rst named shaft, gearing through which said le shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk files to gum the teeth of a gin saw and means for reciprocating said carriages while the shafts are rotating to move the disk files into and out of gumming engagement With said gin saw.

3. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saW comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallel to said beam, a plurality of file shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said rst named shaft, disk files on Said file shafts, means for rotating said first named shaft, gearing through Which said file shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk les to gum the teeth of a gin saW, means for reciprocating said carriages while the shafts are rotating to move the disk les into and out of gumming engagement with said gin savvand means for shifting said beam together with the shafts, bearings, and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages While the disk files are out of gumming engagement with said gin saw.

4. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallel to said beam, a plurality of le shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said rst named shaft, disk files on said file shafts, means for rotating said first named shaft, gearing through which said file shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk files to gum the teeth of a gin saw, means for reciprocating said carriages while the shafts are rotating to move the disk files into and out of gumming engagement with said gin saw, and means for holding said disk illes out of such gumming engagement and for concomitantly moving said beam together with the shafts, bearings and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages.

5. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallel to said beam, a plurality of le shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said rst named shaft, disk files on said le shafts, means for rotating said rst named shaft, gearing through which said le shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk les to gum the teeth of a gin saw, means for reciprocating said carriages While the shafts are rotating to move the disk files into and out of gumming engagement with said gin saW, means for indexing said gin saw in timed relation to the reciprocation of the carriages so that the saw is indexed each time the disk files are out of gumming engagement, and m'ea'ns actuated by said saw indexing means for holding said disk files out of such gumming engagement and for concomitantly moving said beam, together with shafts, bearings and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages.

6. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallel to said beam, a plurality of file shafts mountedrfor rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said rst named shaft, disk files on said file shafts, means for rotating said first named shaft, gearing through Which said file shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk les to gum the teeth of a gin saw, means for reciprocating said carriages While the shafts are rotating to move the disk les into and out of gumming engagement With said gin saw, means for indexing said gin saw in timed relation to the reciprocation of the carriages so that the saw is indexed each time the disk files are out of such gumming engagement, mechanism for holding said disk files out of such gumming engagement and concomitantly moving said beam together with said shafts, bearings, and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages, and a finger actuated by said saw indexing means for causing said mechanism to operate.

'7. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallel to said beam, a plurality of file shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said first named shaft, disk files on said file shafts, means for rotating said first named shaft, gearing through which said iile shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk files to gum the teeth of a gin savv, means for reciprocating said carriages while the shafts are rotating to move the disk les into and out of gumming engagement with said gin saw, means for indexing said gin saw in timed relation to the reciprocation of the carriages so that the saw is indexed each time the disk files are out of such gumming engagement, means for moving said beam together with said shafts, bearings, and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages, and mechanism controlled by said saw indexing means for stopping the operation of said saw indexing means and of said carriage reciprocating means, and for actuating said beam-moving means.A

8. A machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw comprising a frame, carriages reciprocable on said frame at right angles thereto, a beam supported by said carriages `and longitudinally reciprocable at right angles thereto, a shaft, mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, parallelY to said beam, a plurality of le shafts mounted for rotation in .bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said first named shaft, disk files on said le shafts, and means for rotating said first named shaft, gearing through which said file shafts are rotated by said first named shaft to cause the disk files to gum Vthe teeth of a gin saw, means for reciprocating said carriages while the shafts are rotating to move the disk les into and out of gumming engagement with said gin saw, means for indexing said gin saw in timed relation to the reciprocation of the carriages so that the saw is indexed each time the disk les are out of such gumming engagement, means for moving said beam together with said shafts, bearings, and files at right angles to the travel of the carriages, and mechanism for stopping the operation of said saw indexing means and of said carriage reciprocating means, and for actuating said beam moving means, and an element actuated by said saw indexing means for setting said mechanism into operation.

9. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of iiles acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said les into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said les into position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the file reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the iile moving means is controlled, and means by which either of said clutch mechanisms is held idle and the other of said clutch mechanisms is set into operation.

10. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of files acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said les into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said les into position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the file reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlledand clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the le moving means is controlled, and means actuated by said saw indexing means by which the first named 'clutch mechanism is held idle and the second named clutch mechanism is set into operation.

11. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of files acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said les into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said les into position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism .by which the operation from said source of the file reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism `by which the operation from said source of the le-moving means is controlled, and a Iclutch assembly Iby which either of said clutch mechanisms is held idle and the other of said clutch mechanisms is set into operation.

12. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of iiles acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said les into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said les into position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source oi the iile reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the le moving means is controlled, said first named clutch mechanism being normally in operation and said second named clutch mechanism -being normally idle, and means adapted to be tripped by the saw Aindexing means for reversing the normal status of the clutch mechanisms.

13. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of les acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said les into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means Vfor indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said les into ,position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the file reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the iile moving means is controlled, said first named clutch mechanism being normally in operation and said second named clutch mechanism being normally idle, and a clutch assembly by which the normal status of said clutch mechanisms is reversed.

14. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a `,plurality of files acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said illes into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said iiles into position for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the le reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the file moving means is controlled, and a clutch assembly including an arm adapted to be tripped .by an element of said saw indexing means whereupon the clutch assembly operates to hold the iirst named clutch mechanism idle and to permit the operation of the second named clutch mechanism.

15. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw by a plurality of iiles acting upon the blades of the saw in groups, means for reciprocating said iiles into and out of gumming engagement with a group of saw blades, means for indexing said saw after each such gumming engagement, means acting after the completion of the gumming of one group of blades for moving said iiles into lposition for gumming engagement with another group of blades, a source of power, clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the file reciprocating and saw indexing means is controlled and clutch mechanism by which the operation from said source of the iile moving means is controlled, and a clutch assembly by which both of said clutch mechanisms are held idle and thereafter said second named clutch mechanism is permitted to operate while said rst named clutch mechanism remains idle.

16. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a gin saw having a plurality of blades, the combination with a frame of a support for said saw mounted on said frame, a beam carried by said frame and reciproeable both longitudinally and laterally, a shaft mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, a plurality of file shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said first named shaft, disk les having equal angles mounted on said le shafts, means supported by said beam for rotating said first named shaft, means by Which said file shafts are rotated from said first named shaft, and means carried yby the frame for moving said beam and the elements Carried thereby laterally of the beam to bring said disk files into and out of engagement with certain blades of said saw.

17. In a machine for gumming the teeth of a v gin saw having a plurality of blades, the combination with a frame of a support for said saw mounted on said frame, a beam carried by said frame and reciprocable both longitudinally and laterally, -a shaft mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam, a plurality of file shafts mounted for rotation in bearings rigidly supported by said beam at right angles to said first named shaft, disk files having equal angles mounted on said file shafts, means supported by said beam for rotating said first named shaft, means by which said le shafts are rotated from said rst named shaft, and means carried by the frame for moving said beam and the elements carried thereby laterally of the beam to bring said disk files into and out of engagement with certain blades of said saw, and longitudinally of the beam to bring said disk files into engagement with certain other blades, said last named movement taking place when the disk files are out of engagement with the blades of the saw.

ROBERT INGLEE. 

